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Common mistakes in Typography

Browse common English mistakes in the Typography category and learn how to avoid them in writing and speaking.

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Non-standard question mark

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Apostrophe in dates

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require typewriter (straight) apostrophe (')

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require typographical (curly) apostrophe (’)

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Smart ellipsis (…)

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Whitespace after currency symbols: '$ 100' ($100)

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(c) instead of ©

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(R) instead of ®

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(TM) instead of ™

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number + (th, nd, st, rd)

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O Connor (O'Connor)

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Non-standard alphabetic characters

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Non-standard comma

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Mathematics: +- - ±

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Mathematics: Multiplication: x - ×

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Typography for hypotheses

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Arrows: -> (→)

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Capitalization of words derived from proper nouns

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Apostrophe in holidays (Mother's Day)

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two tank's (tanks)

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Wrong apostrophe character

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Smart quotes (“”)

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Position of currency symbols: '100$' ($100)

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missing apostrophe

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double quote instead of apostrophe

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redundant apostrophe

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space after apostrophe in contraction (e.g. I' m)

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12,5% → 12.5%

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